Telephone-receiver holder



F. A. BENSBEHG. TELEPHONE RECEIVER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2. |919.

Patented N 0V. 9, 1920.

Wes?? M @f FERDINAND A. BENSBERG, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

TELErnoNn-nncnvnn HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, le20.

Application le August 2, 1919. Serial No. 314,933.

To @ZZ whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, Firmin-AND A. BENS- nnne, a citizen of the United States of Amen ica, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telephone-Receiver Holders, of which the following is a lfull and exact description.

The prime objects ot this invention are to provide a device o'l the character mentioned which, indistinction to others heretofore patented, shall have no permanent connection with or require alteration oi the standard desk-telephones now in common use and thus be nnobj ectionable to the telephone companies` and which is capable of being readily adjusted to suit the position of the person, whether a child or adult, using the telephone.

@ther objects and advantages will become apparent upon consideration ot the following portions ol this speciication and the appended claims.

ln the accompanying drawing, where like numerals refer to like parts throughout, Figure l is a top plan view showing the manner in which the receiver of a telephone is supported while in use and Fig. 2 a iront elevation of the elements shown in Fig. l.

Referring to the drawing, l designates an annular plate provided with an upstanding rim 2 forming a receptacle adapted to receive the base 3 of a .so-called desk telephone shown in dotted outline, the latter being unattached to said receptacle and serving pri marily to counterbalance the weight of the remaining elements of the invention. Ailixed to the exterior of rim 2 is a socket 41.- retaining a ball 5 provided at the lower extremity of a rod or tube 6, the engagement of said ball and socket being such as to permit the movement oit said rod freely in all directions. The upper extremity of rod 6 is provided with a ball 7 engaged by a socket 8 aiiixed to the under surface of a box 9, preferably made of light'sheet metal. which may thus be rotated or tilted to suit the position assumed by the person using the telephone. Box 9 is open at one end and above to permit of the insertion and removal of the receiver 10 which, when not in use, is suspended upon hoolr l1 projecting from the telephone standard 12 and it will be observed that said box is supplied with a partition 13 having a central U-shaped opening suiiiciently restricted to prevent the passage therethrough of the rim or bead la (somewhat exaggerated in the drawing) commonly provided at the base of said receiver, whereby the latter is prevented from slipping forward when said box is tilted downwardly.

' Soldered or otherwise aiiixed to the rear wall ot box 9 is a helical spring l5 carrying a small disk 16 which bears against the base of the receiver and thus, while permitting limited rearward movement of the latter, serves to retain the same firmly against the ear of the person in conversation.

lt will be understood that my illustration of the ball and socket joints is more or less diagrammatic and that the right is reserved Aof making such changes with respect to the details thereof as may, in future, be found desirable, including the provision of means for tightening the socket to compensate for wear of the ball.

Having thus fully described the invention and the structure ot its several elements, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is l. i device of the character described lcomprising a receptacle adapted to receive the base of a portable telephone, a rod, a

. universal joint connecting said rod and receptacle, a box surmounting said rod adapted to retain the receiver of the telephone, a partition within said box having a slot adapted to admit said receiver and to engage the rear extremity thereof, and a spring disposed within said box opposite said partition adapted to bear against said receiver. 2. A device of the character described comprising receptacle adapted to receive the base of a portable telephone, a rod, a universal joint connecting said rod and receptacle, a box surmounting said rod adapted to retain the receiver ot the telephone, a universal joint connecting said box and rod, a partition within said box having a slot adapted to admit said receiver` and to engage the rear extremity thereof, and a spring disposed within said box opposite said partition adapted to bear against said receiver.

` FERDINAND A. BENSBERG,

Witnesses:

W. KEANE SMALL, HELEN M. PRENDIWLLE. 

